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Students in Lawrence Technological University’s five-year combined Bachelor and Master of Science in Architectural Engineering program took home several top national awards in a student design competition sponsored by the Architectural Engineering Institute.
The team won first place in construction management, as well as first places in design challenge awards for performance optimization of the building envelope and a “celebratory” stairway. They also won second place awards for mechanical building systems, electrical building systems, and integration.
The event took place April 13-16 in Kansas City, MO.
Team members were Kahil Knox of Farmington Hills (team leader and mechanical discipline); Payton Szymanski of Oxford (co-leader and electrical discipline); Vanessa Hannosh of Sterling Heights (mechanical discipline); Javeon Jordan of Franklin (electrical discipline); Lilli Webb of Harrison Township (structural discipline); Peighton Andrews of Tecumseh (structural discipline); Benjamin Holman of Macomb Township (structural discipline); Mackenzie Rzepka of Novi (construction discipline); and Marwa Saleh of Ann Arbor (construction discipline).
The team provided engineering services for a new headquarters for Carson Wealth, a money management firm in Omaha, NE. Areas of focus were integration, mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural systems, and construction management. The project also had three unique design challenges, including the design of a “celebratory” stair, performance optimization of the building envelope, and the building’s energy story. The 122,000-square-foot, six-story building included offices, conference and training rooms, and lobby spaces. The team submitted in all five categories and all three design challenges. Other universities that competed at the finals were the University of Nebraska and California Polytechnic State University.
The team was advised by LTU Associate Professor Keith Kowalkowski, who was also the structural subdiscipline advisor. Assistant Professor Mamdouh Mohamed served as construction subdiscipline advisor, adjunct faculty William Fulton served as the mechanical subdiscipline advisor, and adjunct faculty Lokman Abbas served as the electrical subdiscipline advisor. Team members met with advisors regularly, incorporated current codes and standards, used industry-level software, and worked as a collaborative team to complete the designs associated with the project. Said Kowalkowski “The AEI design competition is a wonderful mechanism for our students to showcase what they have learned as part of their capstone project to peer students at other universities and to industry representatives that serve as jurors. We are very pleased with their accomplishments as one of only a few teams that have been selected for the finals. Our university has been represented for three straight years, and this team is well deserving of their accomplishments to carry on the tradition.”
For more information on LTU’s architectural engineering program, visit ltu.edu/programs/architectural-engineering.
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